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Correspondence, diary, verse and other papers of and relating to John Wilson ‘Christopher North’, author and journalist [1785-1854].
The bulk and principal interest of the papers lie in the letters written by John Wilson to his mother, sister Jane and his wife Jane. Many of the letters relate to Wilson’s early life and shed light on his relations with his family, his life as a student in Glasgow and later in Oxford, and also at Elleray in the Lake District.
Journal concerning hunting, shooting and fishing expeditions in Scotland, England and Wales.
Includes photographs.
Notebook of Elizabeth Hume.
Containing poems by Hume and others, sketches, and journal of a trip to England and Wales.
Papers, including correspondence, photographs and printed material, collected by George Robinson for research concerning the history of police forces and their uniforms.
The collection predominantly focuses on police forces in England, Wales and Scotland, but also includes details of other police forces within and foreign police forces.
Photographs of views (mostly Scottish, some Welsh) by George Washington Wilson and James Valentine.
Watercolours of Mary Frances Wicksteed painted on tours of Scotland and Wales
64 watercolours, mainly landscapes, painted on tours of Scotland (1871) and North Wales (1876). Also 16 small watercolours of Charles Philips Trevelyn. Mary Frances Wicksteed was governess to the Philips and Trevelyan families.